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The two contested races for the Dallas County Commission came down to the wire, but both Democratic candidates won election during the general election Tuesday.

In District 2, Democratic incumbent Vivian Rogers held off Republican challenger Ronald Kenan Sawyer by 76 votes unofficially, Rogers had 1,999 votes for 50.89% of the vote while Sawyer had 1,923 for 48.96%.

The vote tallies went back and forth all night, but Rogers took the final box from Valley Grande Baptist Church with 788 votes to Sawyer’s 714 to seal the win.

Rogers congratulated her challenger for a good race.

“I worked hard. It was a tight race, but we pulled it out,” Rogers said. “I just thank God that I can finish the work that I started on the commission and continue to be a servant leader for the residents of District 2.”

This will be Rogers’ second term on the commission. She said she wants to see the paving finished on County Road 84, Edgewood Circle and Pea Ridge Road along with eliminating as many dirt roads as possible while working to get grant funding to revive the horse arena.

Lumpkin wins District 4

In District 4, Democratic nominee Barry Lumpkin finished with nearly two-thirds of the vote over Independent candidate Barry Lorenzo Allen. Lumpkin collected 2,310 votes for 65.6% while Allen had 1,192 votes for 33.9% with the other 0.5% accounting for write-in votes.

Lumpkin, who is a sitting councilman in Orrville, said he is excited to work for the residents of District 4.

“It feels great. I am very tired, but I’m trusting God. He’s my pilot; I’m the co-pilot,” Lumpkin said. “My family, they’re behind me 110%, and we worked very hard. We felt that we could pull it because we were already doing the work.”

Lumpkin said said he hasn’t missed a town council meeting since 2012 and is now serving his second term as a council member. He is the current president pro tempore of the Orrville Town Council. His No. 1 goal is to help the county move forward.

“We’re going to do all we can to make sure that the county is moved forward. That’s my number one goal, my number one purpose for running for the position,” Lumpkin said. “It’ll take working together, building a relationship with the citizens, and that’s what we’ve been doing all the time.”

The two commissioners will join Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn and Commissioners Connel Towns and Curtis Williams who were all unopposed in the general election.